"When we were at school we were taught to sing the songs of the Europeans. How many of us were taught the songs of the Wanyamwezi or of the Wahehe? Many of us have learnt to dance the rumba, or the cha…"

"A man is developing himself when he grows, or earns, enough to provide decent conditions for himself and his family."

"The purpose of society is to serve man, not man to serve society."

"A house should not be built so close to another that a chicken from one can lay an egg in the neighbor's yard, nor so far away that a child cannot shout to the yard of his neighbor."

"We must guard our independence jealously."